So I guess I am starting here, on my much neglected blog.
I love school! More then I ever thought I would, and I had high expectations to begin with. I love running across things that I have learned about in my daily life and being able to appreciate the new knowledge I have gained. And by the way I never thought I would run across so many things having to do with cellular biology outside of school. It also makes me wonder what great things I am missing that I don't already know. It fuels my desire to learn, and bolsters my ambitions.
I love teaching my kids and learning from them each day. I am amazed at how smart they are, and how much they retain. Some of my favorite moments with Tressa are when she is telling me about the history and science lessons she learned in school. There are even times that we are learning about the same things, which she thinks is super funny. And I can't help but smile when Aspen tries to explain the aspects of her day, she sometimes manages to mix things up so that it become a deciphering game trying to figure out what she is talking about.
I love it when my kids cuddle with me. Jocelyn is the most affectionate and cuddly child I have ever seen. She often crawls into bed with my on the days I am still home just so we can cuddle, And on Sundays I watch her sitting on her teachers lap softly rubber her arm (her teacher assures me that she loves it). And I am particularly blessed to have all my children be so small still. Tressa might hate it at times but she sure does take advantage of being small enough to still be picked up or to curl up on my lap.
I love my husband! He has been so good to me. He has picked up the slack in all the areas I have had to leave behind as my life got busier. He has taken on sole responsibility of getting the girls ready for school everyday, even the ones I am still home for because he lets me try and catch up on some sleep. And I don't know too many Dads who can actually pull of a decent ponytail. So I guess it is time to move on to braiding.
I got a special lesson in appreciating him again this weekend. He had to go away on a softball tournament leaving me alone with my girlie's. It is fun to have some alone time with them but tiring and stressful as well. So naps are always a plus. I do have a question though. Are my kids the only ones who sleep so oddly?
Josie, will always end up sleeping with no cover (this time is less covered then normal). I am convinced that she is going to freeze when she grows up, moves away, and her Daddy no longer checks on her each night to fix her blanket.
And I have no idea how Tressa ended up in this position (she is the lump on the other side of the cascading hair)
